Can I Have Joy In My Life? Quotes

“in order to be able to count earthly sorrows and afflictions as matters of joy, we have to cultivate the ability to think in terms of the future.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“The life of faith is not just about believing that God exists; it is about believing God or trusting God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Our joy is to come from the assurance that we have redemption in Christ. The greatest joy that a person can have is to know that his name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, that he is saved and will live forever with Christ.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“When we find ourselves depressed, down, irritated, annoyed, or otherwise unhappy, we need to return to the source of our joy, and then we will see those circumstances that are sapping our joy in perspective. The circumstances of this life will pale into insignificance when compared to that which we have received from God.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Since joy is a fruit of the Spirit, our sanctification is displayed not only by our love, peace, patience, kindness, and so forth, but by our joy”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“La vida de fe no trata solo de creer que Dios existe; se trata de creerle a Dios o confiar en Dios.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?, Spanish Edition

“A veces nuestro gozo está determinado por la intensidad de la bendición más reciente que hayamos experimentado en las manos de Dios. Siempre estamos buscando la experiencia suprema, un clímax espiritual que nos entusiasme y nos llene de gozo, pero estos sentimientos intensos se agotan. Cuando tengo todo en perspectiva, sé que si nunca experimento otra bendición en toda mi vida aparte de las bendiciones que ya he recibido de la mano de Dios, no tendría ninguna razón posible para no estar rebosante de gozo hasta el día de mi muerte. Dios ya me ha dado tanto por lo cual estar agradecido, tanto para inducir mi alma al deleite, la alegría y el gozo, que debería ser capaz de vivir sobre la base de ese excedente de bendición y permanecer gozoso todos los días de mi vida.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?, Spanish Edition

“Pero cuando se trata del fruto del Espíritu, no es que algunos cristianos tengan el fruto de la fidelidad mientras que otros tienen amor, o que algunos tengan el fruto de la bondad y la amabilidad mientras que otros tienen paz y dominio propio. Cada cristiano debe manifestar todo el fruto del Espíritu, y mientras más crecemos en la gracia, mientras más progresamos en nuestra santificación, más bondadosos deberíamos ser, más pacientes deberíamos ser, más fieles deberíamos ser y, desde luego, más gozosos deberíamos ser.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?, Spanish Edition

“¿Cómo es posible mantenerse gozoso todo el tiempo? Pablo nos da la clave: «Regocijaos en el Señor siempre» (énfasis añadido). La clave del gozo cristiano es su fuente, la cual es el Señor. Si Cristo está en mí y yo en Él, esa relación no es una experiencia esporádica. El cristiano está siempre en el Señor y el Señor está siempre en el cristiano, y eso siempre será motivo de gozo. Aun si el cristiano no puede regocijarse en sus circunstancias, si se encuentra en medio de dolor, angustia o tristeza, aun así, puede regocijarse en Cristo. Nos regocijamos en el Señor y, puesto que Él nunca nos deja ni nos desampara, podemos regocijarnos siempre.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?, Spanish Edition

“¿Cómo podría una persona llorar y aun así estar gozosa? Bueno, yo creo que podemos desenredar ese nudo con bastante facilidad. El centro del concepto del Nuevo Testamento es este: una persona puede tener gozo bíblico aun cuando esté llorando, sufriendo o experimentando circunstancias adversas. Esto sucede porque la angustia de la persona está dirigida hacia una preocupación, pero en ese mismísimo momento, esa persona posee una medida de gozo.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?, Spanish Edition

“So, if we would be joyful, we need to learn to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. But we cannot do that unless we somehow are able to escape from a life in which we care only about ourselves.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Pero Dios nos permite como cristianos mirar las cosas no solo desde nuestra perspectiva egoísta, sino desde la perspectiva de los demás.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?

“En palabras simples, esto significa que la vida cristiana no debe estar marcada por la antipatía o una actitud amargada. Todos tenemos malos días, pero la característica básica de una personalidad cristiana es el gozo. Los cristianos deberíamos ser las personas más gozosas del mundo porque tenemos mucho por qué gozarnos.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?

“La clave del gozo cristiano es su fuente, que es el Señor. Si Cristo está en mí y yo en él, esa relación no es una experiencia esporádica. El cristiano está siempre en el Señor y el Señor está siempre en el cristiano, y eso siempre será motivo de gozo. Aunque el cristiano no pueda regocijarse en sus circunstancias, si se encuentra en medio del dolor, angustia o tristeza, aun así puede regocijarse en Cristo.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?

“Las circunstancias de esta vida se diluirán en la insignificancia al ser comparadas con aquello que hemos recibido de Dios.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?

“It is anxiety that robs us of our joy. And what is anxiety but fear? Fear is the enemy of joy. It is hard to be joyful when we are afraid.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy in My Life?

“Oddly, McFerrin sounds very much like the New Testament when he commands his listeners to be happy. Over and over again in the pages of the New Testament,”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Sometimes we struggle to grasp the biblical view of joy because of the way it is defined and described in Western culture today. In particular, we often confuse joy with happiness. In the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3–11), according to the traditional translations, Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit.… Blessed”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Nuestro gozo debe provenir de la seguridad de que tenemos redención en Cristo. El mayor gozo que una persona puede tener es saber que su nombre está escrito en el Libro de la Vida del Cordero, que es salva y vivirá por siempre con Cristo.”
― R.C. Sproul, ¿Puedo tener gozo en mi vida?

“Christians need to understand that without a strong connection to Christ, who is the power supply, we will be completely fruitless.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Guilt is fundamentally a depressant. It squelches any feeling of well-being. It robs us of peace. It torments our souls. It is probably the most significant barrier to real joy. Thus, when our guilt is removed, joy floods our souls.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“When I have things in perspective, I know that if I never experienced another blessing in my entire life other than the blessings I already have received from the hand of God, I would have no possible reason to be anything but overflowing with joy until the day I die. God has already given me so much to be thankful for, so much to provoke my soul to delight, gladness, and joy, that I should be able to live on the basis of that surplus of blessedness and remain joyful all of my days.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Even if the Christian cannot rejoice in his circumstances, if he finds himself passing through pain, sorrow, or grief, he still can rejoice in Christ. We rejoice in the Lord, and since He never leaves us or forsakes us, we can rejoice always.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“THE WAY TO RECOVER JOY Paul’s admonition to believers to be joyful presupposes that believers can do something if they find themselves lacking in joy. He is right, of course, and the New Testament is filled with teaching on how to be joyful. The most basic method is to focus our attention on the ground of our joy, the source of our joy. Paul gives one of the most practical of these teachings in Philippians: “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (4:8). This is a call to meditate upon the things of the Lord, to turn our attention to the things of God. When we find ourselves depressed, down, irritated, annoyed, or otherwise unhappy, we need to return to the source of our joy, and then we will see those circumstances that are sapping our joy in perspective. The circumstances of this life will pale into insignificance when compared to that which we have received from God. Sometimes our joy is determined by the intensity of the latest blessing we experienced at the hands of God. We’re always looking for the mountaintop experience, for a spiritual high that will excite us and fill us with joy, but these intense feelings wear off. When I have things in perspective, I know that if I never experienced another blessing in my entire life other than the blessings I already have received from the hand of God, I would have no possible reason to be anything but overflowing with joy until the day I die. God has already given me so much to be thankful for, so much to provoke my soul to delight, gladness, and joy, that I should be able to live on the basis of that surplus of blessedness and remain joyful all of my days.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“So, James is exhorting us to count it all joy even when it is not all joy, not because it is joyous to be involved in pain and suffering, but because God can bring good through that pain and suffering. He is working in even the difficult situations for our sanctification.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“It taught that the letters that make up the word joy stand for “Jesus,” “others,” and “yourself,” and the lesson was that the secret to joy is to put Jesus first, others second, and yourself third.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Only if we believe God can we maintain joy in the midst of hardship.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“Sometimes we struggle to grasp the biblical view of joy because of the way it is defined and described in Western culture today. In particular, we often confuse joy with happiness. In the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3–11), according to the traditional translations, Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit.… Blessed are those who mourn.… Blessed are the meek …” (vv. 3–5, emphasis added), and so on. Sometimes, however, translators adopt the modern vernacular and tell us Jesus said happy rather than blessed. I always cringe a little when I see that, not because I am opposed to happiness, but because the word happy in our culture has been sentimentalized and trivialized.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“we cannot escape the fact that at the very heart of the Christian faith is the truth that this world is not our home. Our final destination still lies ahead.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?

“It certainly takes grace to able to find joy in our hearts when people are experiencing joy over a gain that is, in some way, our loss. This involves more than just baseball games. It involves countless things that touch our daily lives. But God enables us as Christians to look at things not just from our own selfish perspectives but from the perspectives of others.”
― R.C. Sproul, Can I Have Joy In My Life?